Round-trip Ushuaia

 

		Day 1 - December 11, 2008 - Departing Ushuaia There was an incredible sunrise this morning over Beagle Channel in Ushuaia ... (read more)
		Day 2 - December 12, 2008 - At Sea Drake Passage During the day, our onboard educational program started with a lecture by our Ornithologist ... (read more)
		Day 3 - December 13, 2008 - At Sea En Route To Antarctic We had made such good time crossing the Drake Passage that we were going to be able to make a landing at Aitcho Island ... (read more)
		Day 4 - December 14, 2008 - Cuverville Island All were captivated by the antics of the penguins – stealing pebbles from each other’s nests and preparing themselves for the birth of their chicks in the next week or so ... (read more)
		Day 5 - December 15, 2008 - Almirante Brown And Cape Renard We went ashore with half of the guests for their first landing on the Antarctic continent ... (read more)
		Day 6 - December 16, 2008 - Vernadsky Station Visit And Zodiac Cruise At Pleneau Island, Antarctica Beautiful streams of brash ice filled the surrounding bays, inlets and bays, providing meandering trails of open water ... (read more)
		Day 7 - December 17, 2008 - Port Lockroy Cruising slowly throughout the night, we arrived at Port Lockroy ... (read more)
		Day 8 - December 18, 2008 - Brown Bluff And Hope Bay The visibility was incredible and the light was shining strong on Brown Bluff, an impressive rock cliff that stands to over 800 meters ... (read more)
		Day 9 - December 19, 2008 - Telefon Bay, Deception Island This landing was very interesting – the landscape was similar to what we would expect to find on Mars ... (read more)
		Day 10 - December 20, 2008 - At Sea, Heading North During the course of the day we were able to see a few black-browed and grey-headed albatross swooping round Prince Albert II ... (read more)
		Day 11 - December 21, 2008 - Drake Passage And Beagle Channel By lunchtime we were only 40 miles from Cape Horn, heading for the Beagle Channel ... (read more)